What to do in an Emergency?

Role as a first aid rescuer:

- Recognize that an emergency exists
- Make sure that the scene is safe for you and the ill or injured person
- Phone 9-1-1
- Provide care until someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over.

First Steps (Identify the Problem):

First and Foremost:
● Make sure that the scene is safe.
● Check to see if they are responsive. Shout, tap them, and ask them if they are OK.

If Responsive:
- Ask for consent if you can help.
- If the person cannot talk normally, and only moves, moans, or groans, shout for help.
Phone 9-1-1 or have someone else call. Go get an AED and a first aid kit.
- Check for Breathing:
- If breathing, check for bruises, burns, broken bones, and any signs of injury.
- Look for any medical information jewelry.

If Unresponsive:
- If in a group, shout for help, have someone else phone 9-1-1. Get AED and first aid kit.
- If alone, call 9-1-1, put it on speaker phone mode, and get a first aid kit and AED.
- Check for Breathing:
- If breathing normally, stay with them while checking for medical information
jewelry as well as any injuries. Wait for advanced help.
- If not breathing normally, or is only gasping, begin CPR and use an AED. Stay with
the person until advanced help arrives.
Calling 9-1-1 (When to do It):
Important Information:
- Always know the nearest location of a phone to use in an emergency. Oftentimes, in the
workplace, a phone is located near an AED.
- Know how to call for 9-1-1. If using an office phone, know about how to call an external
number. Do you have to press a certain digit on the phone to allow external calling?
- Know you address for the dispatcher so that they can send emergency services.
- Phone for help if someone is seriously ill, injured, or if there is an emergency in which
you do not know how to respond.
- Times to phone 9-1-1 include when the person doesn’t respond to voice or touch, has
chest discomfort, has signs of stroke, has a problem breathing, if there is a drug
overdose suspicion, sever injury or burn, severe bleeding, seizure, suddenly cannot move
a part of their body, received an electric shock, or was exposed to poison.

Upon calling 9-1-1, the dispatcher will guide you through what to do until help arrives.

Assess and Phone 9-1-1:

5 Steps to Follow:
1. Makes ure the scene is safe.
2. Tap and shout (check for responsiveness).
a. Tap their soldiers while tapping, shout “Are you OK?” to see if they respond.
3. Shout for help.
4. Phone 9-1-1 and get an AED.
a. Someone comes to help + they have cell phone → Tell them to call 9-1-1, get AED
b. Someone comes to help + they don’t have phone → Tell them to go call 9-1-1, get AED
c. You are alone + have have cell phone → Call 9-1-1 yourself, put on speaker, perform
emergency care, be ready to go get an AED if needed
d. You are alone + don’t have phone → Leave the person to go phone 9-1-1 and get an AED.
Once you return, continue providing emergency care.
5. Check for normal breathing.
a. Scan the chest to check for rise and fall, which indicates breathing.
b. If breathing, CPR is not needed. Unless there was a physical accident (falling off
the roof, etc.), roll them on their side to keep airway clear in case the person
vomits. If there was an accident, do not move them.Wait until advanced help
arrives.
 c. If not breathing, CPR is needed. Make sure person is on a hard, flat surface, and
begin CPR.
d. If unsure, perform CPR. CPR on someone who doesn’t need it is unlikely to cause
more harm than not performing CPR on someone who needs it.

Use Your Senses:

Look:
- At your surroundings. Make sure there is nothing dangerous nearby.
- Chest rising up and down to check for breathing (if not responsive).
Listen:
- Listen for slurred speech (concussion or stroke).
- Listen for stridor (a harsh vibrating noise when breathing, caused by obstruction of the
windpipe or larynx).
- Listen for a response.
Feel:
- Feel for a pulse.
What To Do In An Emergency?
Multiple Choice Questions by Aditya Shelke

1. What is the first step to do in a medical emergency?

a. Check for breathing by watching if the person’s chest moves up and down for
5 - 10 seconds.
b. Check to see if the person is responsive by shouting “Are you OK?”
c. Grab and tap the person’s shoulders to check if they are responsive.
d. Check your surroundings to make sure the scene is safe.

2. If you are alone in a medical emergency (CPR is needed, person is unconscious), and
do not have a cell phone, what should you do?
a. Start performing CPR and shout for someone to come help, even if they do
not come when you initially called for them.
b. Start performing CPR for 2 minutes, then go call 9-1-1 and find an AED, and
come back to perform more CPR.
c. First go find a phone, call 9-1-1 and find an AED, and then come back and
start performing CPR.
d. Walk away. You do not have consent.